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Charlotte Toller, 20, has so far visited 13 Wetherspoon pubs and hopes to go to every one in the UK by the time she is 30

JD Wetherspoon has 809 pubs in the UK as of September 2024 — but this number could soon decline

Big-name rivals have made efforts to adopt the Uber-style pricing system for pints

Have your say: Readers were divided on the high street staple and while some said they’d never set foot in a Spoons again others eagerly listed off the pros of the chain pub

With founder Tim Martin receiving a knighthood in the King’s New Year honours we want to know whether you think Spoons is a blessing or a curse to our high streets

The British high street has for years been dominated by a chain of cheap-and-cheerful pubs boasting straightforward food, inexpensive pints and mad carpets. Oh, and political propaganda. As Spoons founder Tim Martin is granted a knighthood, Katie Rosseinsky dives into a polarising brand that we can never seem to agree…

A Facebook group has gone viral with a karmic proposition: all you can eat and drink at the pub if you promise to do a similar favour some day. How has it become so popular?

No one likes a poorly poured pint – especially at today’s prices. To that end, Lilly Subbotin shares a small list of spots in London for a guaranteed good Guinness, and speaks to an expert about how to spot a bad one

Pub giant Wetherspoon is set to give closing orders to another 22 pubs as they have them up for sale or under offer as the firm denies it's a 'money-raising exercise'